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convolvuli

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con⋅vol⋅vu⋅lus

  [kuhn-vol-vyuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -lus⋅es, -li  [-lahy] .
any plant belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, comprising twining or prostrate plants having trumpet-shaped flowers.
Origin:
1545–55; < NL, L: bindweed, equiv. to convolv(ere) to convolve + -ulus -ule
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con·vol·vu·lus   (kən-vŏl'vyə-ləs)   
n.   pl. con·vol·vu·lus·es or con·vol·vu·li (-lī')
Any of various mostly trailing or twining plants of the widespread genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and including several weeds and a few grown as ornamentals.

[Latin, bindweed, from convolvere, to intertwine; see convolve.]
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Main Entry: con·vol·vu·lus
Pronunciation: -'väl-vy&-l&s, -'vol- also -'väv-y&-, -'vov-y&-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of erect trailing or twining herbs and shrubs (family Convolvulaceae) having the style undivided or merely cleft at its apex and with two linear stigmas
2 plural con·vol·vu·lus·es or con·vol·vu·li /-"lI, -"lE/ : a plant of the genusConvolvulus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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